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16 hours ago

In 2020, FiveThirtyEight published a chart that was weaponized to spread election disinformation. It still haunts me. - Poynter

The chart showed the vote totals over time for Wisconsin. At first glance, it appeared that Joe Biden was lagging far behind Donald Trump and then suddenly surged ahead to a tie. Almost immediately, people online seized on the image, claiming that all those Biden votes were actually evidence of fraud. In fact, it was nothing of the sort, and both Trump and Biden's votes had increased - the result of a large batch of absentee and mail ballots being counted all at once.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
8 months ago

Biden Asked Point-Blank If He Regrets' Not Dropping Out Against Trump Sooner

Biden has no regrets about not withdrawing from the election earlier, believing it wouldn't have changed the outcome.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
8 months ago

Biden Asked Point-Blank If He Regrets' Not Dropping Out Against Trump Sooner

Biden has no regrets about not withdrawing from the election earlier, believing it wouldn't have changed the outcome.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
8 months ago

U.S., Helped by Musk's Team, Charges Iraqi With Voting Illegally in 2020

Akeel Abdul Jamiel was charged with illegal voting in the 2020 presidential election, with support from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
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